| Present Simple - Presente (Present) "begin" | I | begin | |
| Presente Contínuo (Present Continuous) (Present Continuous) "begin" | I | am beginning | |
| Tempo passado (Simple past) "begin" | I | began | |
| Passado Contínuo (Past Continuous) "begin" | I | was beginning | |
| Present Perfect (Present perfect) "begin" | I | have begun | |
| Perfeito Presente Contínuo (Present Perfect Continuous) "begin" | I | have been beginning | |
| Past Perfect (Present perfect) "begin" | I | had begun | |
| Perfeito presente contínuo (Past perfect continuous) "begin" | I | had been beginning | |
| O futuro (Future) "begin" | I | will begin | |
| Futuro do Pretérito (Future Continuous) "begin" | I | will be beginning | |
| Futuro (Future perfect) "begin" | I | will have begun | |
| Perfeito Futuro do Pretérito (Future perfect continuous) "begin" | I | will have been beginning |